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what got you started?
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on Mar 01, 2010 (Read 27533 times | Comments: 21)
I just wanted to know what got you started in Knitting Crocheting or both hobbies? I was pregnant and really sick with my daughter 2yrs ago (on bedrest) and walking through the store one day decided i wanted to learn how to Crochet i knew that my grandmother and great did but i never listened when they tried to teach me... :-( shame on me lol anyways I decided i wanted to make like a swaddle blanket for her and started it and ended up with just one big big cyrcle that i still lauph at when i look at it lol i am Due in June and working on small blocks to put all together to make a CRAZY COLOR blanket for my baby boy :-) oh i hope it comes out good for him and i hope i can accually finish it too lol
Gladys16007
Gladys16007
on Jan 08, 2013 Quote  »     Reply  »

I started watching these videos on YouTube a about crocheting .. And got really interested in trying it out , went to Walmart and bought some needles and yarn and started making hats and trying new things by looking how to videos on YouTube .. And I love crocheting , I love making hats for my kids!!
Tikihut
Tikihut
on Jan 28, 2013 Quote  »     Reply  »

I started knitting to learn something new. Now I'm trying to sell some of the items I've knitted (and crocheted) on Etsy. www.tikihutcrafts.etsy.com Just to help ends meet.
LaurieNotScout
LaurieNotScout
on May 20, 2013 Quote  »     Reply  »

I started about seven years ago. I was having surgery and would be home for a few weeks recovering. My mom taught me to cast-on and the knit stitch, but she couldn't remember to purl or cast-off. I made a HUGE garter stitch "scarf;" I just kept going until a friend finally taught me a cast-off. Then I learned to purl, and for several years just did scarves for everyone (including my dogs). Finally, I joined a beginner's class and liked it so much, I immediately went on to advanced. I still knit all the time, and love doing baby blankets and clothes for friends and family. And, to complete the loop (so to speak), I started a knitting meet-up in my community to bring together needle crafters in my area of all experience levels.
coffeequeen
coffeequeen
on Jun 14, 2013 Quote  »     Reply  »

I learned to crochet when I was 13. My aunt was pregnant and crocheting a blanket. I thought it was really pretty and wanted to learn. Because I'm left handed she taught me by sitting across from me so I could mirror her movements. Knitting took a little longer. Learned to knit when I was in my late 40's because my sister was learning and I figured if she can do it so can I. Talk about sibling rivalery. lol Still have issues reading patterns but have found that watching videos on YouTube helps when I can't figure things out.
justaskme21
justaskme21
on Oct 02, 2013 Quote  »     Reply  »

When I was seventeen, unmarried and pregnant (in 1966), I stayed for several months in a home for unwed mothers. As an aside, even though I dreaded going there, I actually had a lot of fun and made some good friends. Anyway, I wanted to leave my child with something to show that I did love him or her. I bought some yellow yarn, ribbon and needles and a rather difficult pattern. I had never knitted before but I stuck with it and finished the set (sweater, cap and bootees) just before I gave birth. The whole set was perfect. Years later, my son found me and during a visit with him and his family, he showed me the set and said that he had been baptized in it and had his oldest son baptized in it. His mother didn't show it to him until he was an adult because she didn't want his siblings--both adopted--to feel bad because their mothers hadn't left them anything. The funny thing is, I was never able to knit anything after that.
xmarie411x
xmarie411x
on Sep 23, 2015 Quote  »     Reply  »

i learned to loom knit at first but then started to knit for fun and i love it i mosty loom knit but if i wanna past time by fast i start to knit
LookingforSunshine
LookingforSunshine
on Sep 29, 2015 Quote  »     Reply  »

Pinterest!! After seeing all the different things I could make with knitting, I had to learn how!
wlane818
wlane818
on Sep 30, 2015 Quote  »     Reply  »

One of my hobbies is collecting Barbie dolls, I never had one when I was a little girl. I had to wait until I was grown before I could afford to buy these dolls and I have some beautiful ones in my collection. I also have other dolls as well.
yarngirl
yarngirl
on Dec 15, 2015 Quote  »     Reply  »

I always adored crochet and knitting pieces but could never fully get the basic concepts since I had no one to teach me. In March I seen Finger Knitting on Pintrest and started making finger knitting crafts.This April, my husband seen I had a huge interest with yarn that he bought me a knitting kit and yarn as my birthday gifts. I knitted for a few months and made a few small projects for my kids, then I started showing interest in crochet, I bought a hook from Wal-Mart and been making crochet items too.
moot0009
moot0009
on Dec 18, 2015 Quote  »     Reply  »

I only know how to knit on the knifty knitter, and I just wanted to make a few scarves. I did, and I desperately would like to know how to actually knit or crochet (especially crochet, since that's what my great Granny Davis did, whom I sadly never got to meet- but still have things of hers I wish I could do). I just can't seem to find anyone in my area that can teach me...
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